BY S. R ROW.
HOW THE MONEY GOES.
How goes tho Money ? Well,
I'm rs ii Isn't hard to tell ;
li goes for rent and water-rates.
For bread and butter, coal and grates,
'Hats. caps, and carpets, hoops and hose
-And that's the way the money goes !
"How goes the Money ? Xay.
Don't everybody know he way?
1 -It goes fur bonnets, coats, and capes, -
Silks, satins, muslins, velvets, crapes,
: : Shawls, ribbons, furs, and furbelows,
And that's the way the money goes! --
'...How goes the Money? Sure.
;I wish the ways were something fewer,
It goes for wages, taxes, debts. .
' It goes for presents, goes for bets, '
For paint, pomade, and can de rose.
And that's the way the money goes !
. tHow goes the Money ? Xow.
I've scare begnn to mention how' ;
, It goes for laces, feathers. Ting, i ' '
:. Toy, dolls, and other baby-things,
, Whipy. whittles, candies, bells, and bows,
- And that's the way the money goes '.
How goes the Money Come,.
I know it doesn't go for rum ;. . ' "
It goes for School and Sabbath-chimes,
. It goes for chat ity sometimes ;
". 'ur uii.-aioiu. and such things as those
' And that's tbo way the money goes!
How goes the money ? There ! '
I'm uut of patience I declare;
: It goes for plays, and diamond-pins,
For public alms, and privnto sins.
- For hollow piiains, and silly hows
Ami that's the way the money goes !
A KISS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES;
K)R, UOff UK. riCKLDT CAME TO lJE FLOGGED,
Our boarding liou.se is not a common board
ing house, nor arc our boarders common hoard
ers. I do not, ty this wish to convey the idea
that there is anything peculiarly uncommon
about us or our house only thai we reside in
ait aiiatocratic portion of the town, and con
mKt ourselves on tho whole, rather a select
aet. -
But, however select a company may be, the
fact that they are select is not an infallibl
proot that nothing disreputable, can occur a
niong them.
" This lias !ccn espicially proven in our case.
We have jut been deeply agitated, excited
alockrl ! Happily fur the reputation ol our
place, the alia ir of which I ."peak bad a grati
fying termination.
Iu our lxiarding honse resides an inveterate
old bachelor named Wigley. Mr. Wigley is
by no means such a person as some people
'invariably represent old bachelors to be, neith
er in appearance nor iisition. lie is a
lortly, middle-aged, pood natnred, fnn-Ioving,
sociable lollow. and likes the society of ladies
far better than three-fourths of the married
turn. Mr. and Mrs. Pickleby are also ot our
company : the former a commission merchant,
is a very quiet and a very respectable sort of
man ; exceedingly fond of his wife, and with-
-al, a little inclined to jealousy ; the latter is a
ivaiiiiiui aim . v iivii-m v ...... v. mv-, iiv w . .j
upoii her hnsband, and isn't jealous at all.
One day last week, Miss Celestia Xobbs a-
nother of our boarders, and a maiden lady of
thirty-five or thereabouts heard a noise in
the hail below, and stepping out oi her apart
ment, she leaned over the banisters, to sec
what was the cause of if. She distended her
strk-like neck to its utmost limit, and listen
ed with breathless interest.
"I am so glad you are come!" she heard a
voice, which she at once recognized as Mrs.
Pickloby's, exclaim ; and the next moment
'aho saw that lady pass beneath her to meet a
gentleman, ot whom sho could get but a par
tial view. Then a loud kiss was given, and
Mrs. I'ickleby said, in a somewhat lower tone
of voice : '
"Come with mc coma to my room ; Mr.
Pickleby is at his office, and I am alone."
Then, both started to ascend the stairs, and
Miss Xobbs hastened to withdraw into her
room, but not before she had caiifht a better
jcliinpso of the niaa who was with Mrs. I'ick
leby, and discovered in him, as she thought,
no "other than Mr. Wigley. That gentleman
had been absent in the country for a week, and
she had seen him, on his return, not more than
an hour previous, enter the house.
Miss Celestia Xobbs is one ot those pure
and immaculate beings, the chief desire of
whose hearts is that nothing sinful shall occur
on earth, and who, feeling themselves to be
spotless philanthrophically.as they seem to im
agine, spend their time in prying iuto the af
fairs ol oti er people, and dictating to them
the course they should puisne.
"Ah ! ah !" said the spinster, as she closed
1lio door of her room, and walked on tip-toe
to a seat "it's come to this, has it J I always
thought there was something more than every
body knew going on between the two."
She sat for half an hour in deep meditation
upon the matter, and then she arose and moved
toward the door.
"If the w icked, shameless creature thinks,"
said Miss Xobbs to herself "if she has the
faintest idea that such actions will bo suffered
in this house, she will flud herself mistaken,
' I can assure her."
She heard tootstcps without, and as sl.ie
' passed into tio Ijall, she sap- Mr. Wigley des
cending ;ho 'fjaii-s, an heard him leave the
iouse. '
7X.cft her, have you?" she uttered under
Jicr breath. "Well, well, I never expected to
witness such goings on never ! But you're
jonnd out you'll be known both of you !"
' She hastened to the room of Miss Dobbs, on
.the floor above. Miss Dobbs is a confidante
of Miss Xobbs, a few years older than herself,
and a few degrees thinner in person. Miss
Xobbs was gratified to find Mrs. Briggs in
company with her Jriend on this occasion.
Mrs. Briggs, I may as well state, is a widow
lady of some twelve years standing, who had
long endeavored it is generally believed by
.nearly all the bouso 1: captivate and ensnare,
in the meshes of matrimony, Mr. Wigley.
Miss Xobbs smiled mysteriously, as she en
tered, and carefully closing the door, she scat
hed herself beside her friend.
"I am glad to find yon together," she said,
."for 1 have a thing of the greatest importance
.to make known."
"Do tell!" exclaimed Miss Dobbs with an
eager air "what is it ?"
"Something you'll be surprised to know.
,Oh ! it is the most wonderful thing in the
world how deceptive some people can be ! I
never in alt my life "
"But what is it I" cried both the ladies in a
lreath.
"ihemoht shameful goings on you ever
.witnessed, J'U be eworn !" replied the excited
virgin, in so impressive a manner that the cu- j
riosity of her listeners became unendurable.
Then pausing a moment, to let her words take
full effect. Miss Nobbs looked solemnly from
one to the other, and continued :
Will you believe it ladies, when I tell you
that I saw with my own eyes, Mrs. Pickleby
in the hall below with a man ?"
"Yon don't say!" uttered Miss Dobbs. "
"Shocking!" exclaimed Mrs. Briggs.
"True, every wont ; but that isn't all ; 1
heard them give a kiss; and Mrs. Pickleby in
vited him to her room !"
"Gracioushcavens!"ejacuIatcd(the listeners
simultaneously, elevating their hands In hor
ror and surprise.
"Yes ; she told him she was all alone that
Mr. Pickleby was not at home and so, they
went oil' together. Oil f it's almost incredi
ble, such shameful conduct !"
'The immodest, unblushing thing !" ex
claimed the widow, indignantly.
"Such wickedness!" echoed Miss Dobbs.
"But who is it she was with ?'
"Mr. Wigley."
"Is it possible !" ' '
Mrs. Briggs was stricken dumb by the an
nouncement or that name, and for a few mo
ments, gave some token of an intention to
swoon ; but thinking better of it, she refrained.
"This is a terrible thing !" said Miss Nobbs
earnestly, after enjoying fully the sensation
she had created.
"Terrible indeed !" uttered Miss Dobbs.
"And not to be borne !" exclaimed the in
dignant widow, her face assuming a very eru
bescent tint as she spoke.
"It must not be borne!" said tho spinster;
"th? reputation of this "house will not allow
such things to pass unnot.iced !"
"And. our own reputations! chimed the
other maiden.
'Think what we should be made to suffer,"
cried the widow, if it should become known
that we live in the midst of such iniquitous
scenes !"
"Our characters are not to be trifled with
thus!" exclaimed Miss Xobbs, with a deter
mined air, "and this thing must not be suffer
ed to stbp here !"
"Poor Mr. Pickleby!" sighed Miss Dobbs,
S'I pity him from my heart !"
And so do I," said the w idow ; ."for I dare
say he has not the least suspicion of his wire's
perfidy."
"lie must know it" uttered Miss Xobbs
speaking i'l a low and deliberate tone of voice.
"You are right he must know it; but
how ?" inquired Miss Dobbs.
"We must tell him !" '
"Will it be proper f"
"It will be doing our duty."
"Yes!" Slid Mrs. Briggs, "it will bo
the performance of a Christian duty.
lut
We
must tell him !"
"And I, for one, am ready to go and per
form that duty," remarked Miss Xobbs, with
a meek and resigned look as if she had taken
it upon herself to suffer at the stake.
"And I," said the widow.
Oh. I will accompany you; lam sure I
onlv want to do what is right," said Miss
Dobbs submissively.
"Then let us go at once."
"Yes: the sooner he has his mind disabus
ed in respect to his wife, tho better."
Forth accordingly, the immaculate trio sal
lied as soon as they could make the necessary
preparations, and bent their course toward
the store of Mr. Pickleby, in tho lower part
of the city,
The merchant was busily engaged in the
transaction of some business, when he saw
the three ladies approach him. He suspen
ded operations, and inquired what happy cir
cumstance had brought them thither.
"It is a sad errnd on which we are come.
said Miss Xobbs, shaking her head with a mel-
aucholv air. --"-.;
'A dreadful errand !" affirmed Miss Dobbs,
dubiously.
"A more dreadful errand you could not im
agine!" added Mrs. Briggs, making a strong
effort to shudder.
"For mercy's sake ladies !" cried the alarm
ed man. turning liale, "what i4t V
"In the first place Mr. Pickleby" said the
first soinster. we wish to assure you that
von have our warmest sympathies that we
feel for you."
"From the very bottom of our hearts," ad
ded tho elder maiden.
"And nothing but a deep senso of duty,"
remarked the widow, "has induced us to take
the step we have, in order to reveal to you
such distressful news."
"What is it 7 what is it?" exclaimed the
merchant, f ranticaltv. "Don't keep me in
suspense : what has happened 1" -.
"Your wife!" uttered Miss X'obbs, in a sig
nificant tone.
"Yes, Mr- Pickleby, your wife!" repeated
the other two in a breath.
Mr. Picklebv staggered backwards, while a
look of dreadful terror overspread his fea
- r
Mires.
"My wife !" ho gasped, "what of my wile I
Is she sick J is she dead f
Miss Xobbs closed her eyes, and shook her
head slowlv.
uL'iuin u-liv do von alarm me so T what
would FPU have me to understand V
"Is there not something that, to your
noble
mind, is worse thaq death "
"Eh ! what do you mean ?"
'Dishonor !"
Tint Mrs. Picklebv she she "
.H r. X IClvieoJ, uui HC la J
rn"llr- Hhamefullv deceiving you!" e
jaculated Miss Dobbs.
"Undoubtedly, and in a manner
hnrnn said the widow.
not to be
Mr. Picklebv looked from one to the other
in sneeclilcsa agony.
"Krioflv said Misa Xobbs. "while you are
absent, your wife is receiving the attentions of
other men." .
"We have noticed with grief," continued
VntdM. "that one of our sex should so
f .i. fr(r,.t hor mndrstv as to do as she has
"And for that reason," added Mrs. Briggs
"as I have alreadv said, we determined to ac-
nnaint VOI1 with tllO fact."
"How do you know this?" cried Hie mer
chant, in a voice of rage. "Are you certain
of irhnt VOll 3V ?"
nnii. answered Miss Xobbs ; "I saw you
Mo mnrnin? with Mr. WigleV, in tho
balli heard them kiss; and together they
s
rm wmgnr room.
"Wigley ! Do you mean to say that Wigley
is the man ?" , . ..
"Wigley !" repeated Miss X.9bbs emphati
cally. "" ". - ....
"The odious villian !" cried Pickleby, seiz
ing his hat as he spoke, "lie shall repent it
he shall repent it bitterly."
He rushed from the store as he spoke, leav
ing his informants in the most unceremonious
manner. - They quietly ; proceded homeward,
congratulating each other that they had evi
dently the means of putting . down a giant of
iniquity.
Mr. W igley has an office in Broadway Mr.
Pickleby, soon after his interview with the
ladies, stood in the presence ot Mr. Wigley,
who smiled, and offered his hand to the other.
Mr. Pickleby, with every expression of scorn
and hate, declined to touch it.
"Permit me to inform you," said the mer
chant, almost choking with rage, "that I know
all !" ... , . .
Mr. Wigley looked at the spreakcr with as
tonishment.
'Yes, sir," continued the excited Pickleby,
I know all ; and I'm not such a paltry cow
ard as to suffer it to pass with impunity !"
Whereupon, before the other could utter a
word, he gave Mr. W. such a blow on the head
as to stagger him not a little, and, before ne
could recover from surprise, it was followed
up by another blow on the 1 other side of his
head, which made his ears ring in a most won
derful manner. ' - -
This was rather too much for the good na
ture of Mr. Wigley, and so he nerved himself
o the task, and commenced a retaliation.
Being nearly double the weight of his antag
onist, be soon had it all l.is own way ; and,
to be brief, in less than ten minutes, Mr.
Pickleby cried loudly for quarters, admitting
himself to be as well-whipped a man as he had
ever encountered.
And now," said Wigley, after helping his
adversary to his Icet "now, that our affair
s settled, please tell me what 1 have noggcu
you for." "
r or mtrieueing with my wife, as you well
know," replied the.defeated, but still indig
nant man. : , '
"It's a lie !" said Wigley.
"It's the tiuth," respouded Pickleby, "and
I can prove it."
"1 011 can't do it. Come, we will go and
see Mrs. I'ickleby herselt ; and show mc a
witness if you can."
" ery well; it's just what I desire."
Mr. Picklebv washed the blood from his
face, arranged his disordered garments as well
as he could ; and accompanied Mr. Wigley
Lome.
Miss Xobbs. Miss Dobbs and Mrs. Briggs
were called, and an explanation demanded by
the accused Wigley. Miss Xobbs persisting
in the truth of what she uttered, the whole
party, at the request of the injured husband,
proceeded to his wife's apartment.
Mrs. Pickleby, to the surprise of all, was
not alone; a man was with her. As soon as
Mr. Pickleby saw him he smiled, and advanc
ed and shook him by the hand.
i'JIv brother!" said he, turning to those
who had followed. him.
Miss Xubbs' face lecamc crimon.
"I fear." she stammered, "that I have nn
intentionally made a mistake. That must be
the gentleman I saw ; and he is so like Mr.
Wtelev. thai I was led to believe he was no
other. I beg pardon!"
As the trio of ladies took their departure,
Mr. Pickleby was heard to utter divers male
dictions upon the heads of all meddling, busy-
tongued scandal-morgers ; but he soon rccov
ered his temper, explained the whole affair to
his wife, joined heartily in the laugh that was
raised at his expense, and ended by inviting
uieleytojoin their party that evening in a
game of whit.
A MvsTEBiors Capitalist. The San Fran
cisco Bulletin has a letter from a correspon
dent in Australia, dated Melbourne, June 1, in
which the writer says : "One of the most ex
traordinary characters of the day, here, is a
Mr. Gabrielli. n London Jew, who advances
any amount 01 money required 01 mm Mian
, . ... - ir
down and half in six months at 8 per cent
per annum. The other dav he advanced the
Corporation of this city a million of pounds,
and a neighboring town another million ; and
after having announced that he is ready 'to do7
eight millions for the Government for the rail
roads, he offers to invest a million here, and a
million there, in 'testing the mines' of the
country, upon terms which, when complied
with, he is never backward in producing the
major part of the needful, and the remainder
at the end of the fpccilied time. I he beauty
of it is, nobody knows w here he gets the mo
ny from. The members of the Government
have frequently 'pumped' him on tho subject;
but the only answer he deigns to give is the
productiou of the cash. Some say he is an a
gent of the Rothschilds, but this is merely a
surmise, founded on the known great wealth
of that firm. This London Jew is really a re
markable man. lie has .no prejudices, how
ever, for upon my mentioning to hiiu Califor
nia as presenting a fine Held for speculation iq
mines and railroads, he unequivocally expres
sed his doubts as to 'securities,' and so forth
Baring & Co., of London, have advanced the
ojght millions for the railroads." .
Fir.LiBcsTF.Bs. It is known that a vessel
called the Susan, with two or thrre hundred
fillibusters on board, escaped from Mobile and
the surteillance of tho U. S. Revenue Cutter
at that port, and made sail for Nicaragua.
We see it stated that a telegraphic dispatch
received at Washington, on Thursday, the 23d,
says that the Susan's fillibusters have effected
a landing in Nicaragua in safety, after having
successfully eluded the vessels of the squad
rons guardirg that coast. The fellows must
have been very lucky to elude, not only the
U. S. officers at Mobile, but tho American and
English squadrons posted to intercept them at
San Juan. If they have really landed in
Nicaragua, we shall feel some curiosity to
learn what next befel them, whether they suf
fered the fate of "the grey-eyed man of des
tiny," or became the Curteaaes and Pizarros
of Central America. s
Ltxcii Law Oosrtssios. Extorted confes
sions are uncertain evidence. A. case in ill
lustration recently occurred in Indiana. Joel
Gresb, suspected of being engaged in the late
robberies at Crawfordville, was seized by the
lynchers and. hung up to the limb of a tree by
the neok, with a view - of forcing hiui to con
fess. When let down he still asserted his in
nocence. Up he was run again and nearly
strangled. He then confessed ; bis only
chance to live. The confession afterwards
proved to be an entire fabrication, and Gresb
was innocent c( the crimes charged upon
him. '".-.-..i it ... . 1 v ...... i
PIKE'S PEAK GOLD MINES.
Iter. John B. Wells, formerly a citizen of
Clearfield county, sends us several extracts of
etters from persons who went recently to
Pike's Peak from Brownsville, Nemaha Co.,
Xebraska- Territory, 'where he now resides,
lie says their statements can be relied on, as
they are men of character. He advises indi
viduals who have an idea of going from here
to Pike's Peak, to go by way of Brownsville,
where provisions, picks, shovels, cc, can be
procured as cheap as elsewhere, and then it
will save the cost of transportation that tar.
One of the letters referred to is dated at it.
Train's Fort, Nov. Gth, and says :
:I am well and in good spirits.' We are
within two davs' drive of the mines. The
news is of the most flattering character. We
are in camp with a returning company, iy
whom I send this letter. They have been in
the mines, and explored them thoroughly, and
have quantities of the gold dust with them.
Miners are making from three to ten dollars
per day. There is gold anywhere along here ;
the only difficulty is to get water with which
to wash the dirt. e are now thirty days out
from Brownsville. Had a snow-storm on the
29th and 30th of October. The weather here
is now fair. ' We are at the foot of the Moun
tains, and in sight of Pike's Peak, the tops of
which are white with snow. The distance
from Brownsville is 650 miles. Game is plen
ty. I think 1 saw at least 1000 antelopes at
one sight. We killed two from winch we
fwasted last night and this morning. We 'live
like fighting cocks,' certain. Wc have had
no trouble with Indians. We passed through
the Pawnee, Cheyenne, and Sioux countries,
and arc now in the Arrapachie land. Toll
John and John J. and Watt Richardson, and
others, to come on early in the spring. Bring
clothing and eatables flonr, sugar, coffee and
bacon. Flour is worth $15 per sack; bacon
40 cts. er lb ; sugar and coffee 00 cts. Bring
your mining pans and buckets with you.
Start early ; don't wait for grass, but haul
your feed for your stock. It's a mistake a-
bont I-j00 men being in the mines ; there are
not over 500 to 800."
The other letters corroborate the statements
made in this one, and the writer of one adds :
"With my personal knowledge of gold seek
ing, I have no doubt as to the richness of the
Nebraska and Kansas gold mines."
Artemus Ward among the Spirits.
Artemus Ward, the showman, is a case. He
recently gave au interesting account or ins
visit to the "free lovers" at Berlin Heights
Since then he has had an interview with the
Spirits. We extract from his letter:
"I will hear observe that Mrs. Ward is an
invalerable woman tho partner of my govs &
the shaircr of my sorrcr. In my absunse she
watchis my interests & things with a Eagle eye
& when I return she welcums me in afecter-
nate stile. Trooly it is with us as it was with
Mr. & Mrs. Ingoroar in the Plav, to whit
2 soles with but a single thawt
2 harts which beet as 1.
''My naburs indorsed mc to attend a Sper
retooal Sirkle at Squire Smiths. When 1 ar
rove I found the west room full inctudin all
the old mades in the villige & the long-hared
fellers alsed. When i went in i was salooted
with 'hear comes the benited man' 'hear
comes the nnbcleevcr' 'hear cuius tho hoary
heded skoffer at trnth,' etsettery, etsettcry.
Sez I my frends its troo ime hear and now
Bring on your Sperrets. The enmpany then
drew round the table and the Sirkle kummenst
to go it. They axed me if there was anybody
in the Sperret land which i wood like to talk
with ft i sed if Bill Tompkins who was onct
my partner in the show biznis was sober I
shood like to converse with him a few period?.
ls the Sperret of William Tompkins present 7'
sed one of the long hared chaps and there was
three knox on the table. Sez i William how
gozeit? He sed things was rather rough.
Sez i airyu in the show biznis William, & he
said he was.
"He said he & John Bunyun was travel in
with a side show in conncckshun with Shaks
peer, Jonson & Co.'s consollerdated menagery
& circus. He said old Bun (meaning Mr. Bun
yun) stird up the anermals fcf.ground the ori
gin whil he tended the door. Occashunly Mr.
Bunyun sung a comic song. The circus was
doin middlin well, Bill Shakspeer had made
a hit with "Old Bob Ridly" and Ben Jonson
was dclitin the people with his trooly grate
acks of bossraansliip without saddul or bridul.
Sez I William kan you pay me that 18 dollars
yu owe me, & he sed no with 1 of the most
tremendous knox I ever experiunsed. -1 then
called fur my granfarther & turned that he
was mcatin with fare success in the pecnut
biznis & liked it very well, altho the climit
was rather warm.
"When the Sircle stopt they asked me what
I thawt of it. Sez I my friends ive been into
the show biznis now goin on 23 years. You
dowtlis belecve this Speret doctrine while I
think it is little mist. Just so soon as a man
became a regular out & out Sperret rapper ho
loeves orf workin, lets his hare grow all over
his face & commensis spnngin his livin out of
other people. He eats all the dickshunaries
he can find and gose ronnd chnck full of hig
words, scaren the wimmin folks & little child
ren & destroying the piece of mind of every
famerlee he enters. lie dont do nobody no
good it is a cuss to society and a pirate on
honest people's corn beef barrils. Admittin
all you say abowt the doctrin to be troo, I
must say the reglar perfessional sperret rap
pers them as makes a biznis on it air abowt
the most onery set of cusses I ever encounter
ed in my life. So saying I put on my so r toot
& went home. Respectably 1 onres,
Aetemi-s Waed."
Bixcombe. This word has acquired quite
a notoriety recently, and has bo 00 me a fixed
fact in our language. V c are happy to pre
sent to our readers its origin. Joseph Tinker
Buckingham, in his "Personal Memoirs, (Bos
ton. 1852.) vol. 1. paeo 207. in speaking of
Mr. Culpepper of North Carolina, who "voted
for the 'Compensation Law,' and suffered the
penalty of his independent votes, adds this
note : "Bunoombe County, in North Caroli
na, was a part of the district which Mr. Cul
pepper represented, and the place of his resi
dence. In advocating the 'ConipensationLaw,'
he said he waa not merely tyenking for Buncombe
but for the nation, lienoe the phrase, 'apeak
ta for bunkum, when reference is made to a
sell-electioneering speech, has erawn into a
proverb."
A Kentucky drover says thai be lost $3000
in tba gambling beUa of New York last week.
Servedhim right. ... t -.. .
A NOCTURNAL COMEDY OF ERRORS.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says : Some days
since a young coupie wno nau neij uunw
hymenial vestments, came from their home, a
pleasant village in the State, to spend a por
tion ot that supposed-to-be-delicions period
known as tho honevmoon. and placed tnem-
selves under the charge of the proprietor of
the Spencer House. They then sallied forth
to w itness the beauties and peculiarities of the
Queen City, and do as brides are ever wont, a
quantity of the little business embraced In the
term "shopping." They were gone several
hours and did not return to the hotel until
near sundown, quite fatigued with their exer
tions. The bride, Mrs. 11., then found that
she had forgotten somenitlcle indispensible
to her toilet, and unwilling to disturb her hus
band, who she knew must be weary, slipped
out while he was down stairs, and went u to
Fourth street to get the diminutive bundle.
She was successful in her search for tho store
and the article, but 00 her way back mistook,
rrom her iguorancc of the city, Main street for
Broadway, and the Madison for tho Spencer
House, which are situated nearly opposite
each other. . . -
Mrs. R. went into the hotel and thinking it
looked rather different from the other, asked
one of the waiters she met in the hall, in ra
ther a low and indistinct tone, ir that was tbe
"Spencer," to which he, failing to understand
her, replied in the affirmative. She then or
dered him to bring her the key to No". 48,
which ho did, and she entered it, and removed
her bonnet, shawl, and other portions of her
attire, and ere t between the sheets of the bed
to enjoy a little nap alter her long wala, never
dreaming she was in the wrong house, for the
reason that the apartment happened to have
the same position, and furnished very much
like her room at tho "Spencer." Instead of
taking a "little nap," she fell into a profound
sleep, that continued hour after hour until 11
o'clock, at which time she was disturbed by a
most unexectcd incident.
The rightful occupant of No. 48, a merchant
from a town in Indiana, who liad been to the
theatre and become a little intoxicated, went
to the Madison, and w ishing no one to sec his
condition, walked un to bis room withont a
light, and fortunately, or unfortunately, found
the door unlocked. Ho "entered quietly, and
as a total darkness reigned there, he removed
his garments and crept into the spacious dou
ble bed. not disturbing in tins least the fair
bride who lay near the wall.
How long the two reposed there side by
side, with only a foot of space between them,
all unconscious of the other's presence, is not
exactly known, but probably about an hour,
when a tremendous noise was beard in tbe a
partmcnt, from which female screams issued
wildlv, piercingly and ceaselessly.
The hotel was in an uproar; proprietors.
clerks, waiters, porters and guests, dressed
and half-dressed, were at tho door of "forty
eight" in a few minutes, blockiug up the en
trance, and asking each other eagerly, "What
is the matter 1" "For God's sake tell r.s what
is the trouble J"
The cause of the outcry may lie imagined.
The bride had awakened about midnight, and
putting her hand over, it fell upon the India
tiian's lace, and the soft, warm touch aroused
him at once. He did i.ot understand it exact
ly, though he did not dislike it, and in a mo
ment more Mrs. It. said : "My dearest bus
band, where have you been all this while 7"
Husband !" echoed the merchant, begin
ning to see, like Lord Tinsel, that he had
"made a small mistake here;" "I am no
body's husband. I reckon, my dear madam,
you're in the wrong bed."
In the wrong bed ! horror of horrors ! tho't
the bride what would her liege lord, what
would tho curious world say ? And Mrs. R.
screamed terribly, and sprang from the couch
just as her companion did the same. He was
fully as much alarmed as she, and entreated
her to give him time and he would leave the
apartment, although it was the one he had en
gaged he'd make oath to tn.11.
scream, scream, scream, was tne only repiy
to thH kindly proposition.
'My God, Madam, don't yell so, you'll waKe
the house. Be reasonable ; I swear it's only :
a mistake. Have some thought of the conse-1
qnenc.es. I don't want to hurt you I swear
I don't, lou'llgetme shot and yoursell
well I won't say what."
The screams increased, and the poor Indi
anian, expecting every moment to see a pistol
thrust in his face by a jealous husband, turned
pale as death, which he expected, and resign
ed himself to his fate.
J ust at this juncture, the throng outside pre
sented itself at the door, and beheld Mrs. R.
cowering in one corner, exercising her longs
magnificently, with a sheet wrapped over her
form and head, and the Indianian in the mid
dle of the room, enveloped in a coverlet, ejac
ulating, "My God, Madam, don't."
The junior proprietor, Dr. Cahill, saw there
must be- some mistake, and requesting the oth
ers to retire, called the merchant out with him
n another room, and there learned the whole
story. The Doctor then sent one of the ladies
of the hotel to Mrs. R., and the entire affair
was explained, greatly to her relief though
she was overwhelmed with confusion at a cir.
cumstanco which might have ruined her repu
tation for ever.
LTnder the escort of the Doctor, she was
conveyed to the "Spencer," where the hus
band was found pacing the corridors, with
frantic mien and half crazed with griet at the
mysterious disappearance of his wife, whom
he believed bad been spirited away by a vil
lain, or murdered for her jewels in this "infer
nal city," where, as he expressed It, "they
wonld at any time kill a man lor dollar."
A Gentile, last week, ran away with a pret
ty Miriam, the daughter ot a Cincinnati pawn
broker. They were traced to St. Louis, where
the father had the youth arrested for abduc
tion. By some means the littlo Jewess suc
ceeded in obtaining permission to visit him
in his cell, accompanied by a Justico from
Illinoistown, and while the attention of tho
jailor was diverted, the parties were made one
by the magistrate, and the father's plans de
feated in the twinkling of an eye. W Oman's
wit saved tho lover. In the afternoon the
father withdrew his complaint, and the happy
couple went on their way rejoicing. .
The King of Naples is said to have decided
that all foreigners, employed in his States,
mast be naturalised. Is he a K. X. 7
Santa Anna's wjfo has loft him aud
the "reigning bell&" at B-iTana,.
is now
TOE SEEDS OF CONSUMPTION.
The terrible mortality caused by bronchitis.
pneumonia, and consumption, which together
kill in England and Wales only a hundred
thousand people every year (being one-fourth,
of the entire mortality from more than a hun
dred other causes in addition to- themselves,)
should make us think a little seriously of many
things, and not least seriously or tbe freaks ol
fashion which set climate at defiance-. Why do
we send children abroad in damp and cold
weather with their legs bare, submitted tender
as their bodies are, to risks that even strong
adults could not brave with impunity.
Custom has made this appear familiar and
trifling, but it is not out of place to say, at tho
beginning of another winter, that the denial
to young children of proper skirts to their
clothes and warm coverings to their legs baa
sown the seeds of consumption In thousands
and thousands, and is, of many dangerous
things done in obedience to law of fashion,
tlu- ine that is roost thoughtless and crnel. It
is in thoohild that consumption can most rea
dily be planted in the child, that, when the?
tendency exists, It can be conquered, if at all.
It is to be fought against by protecting tba
bodv with sufficient clothing against chill aud
damp, by securing it plenty of wholesome sleep
not suffocative sleep among curtains and
feathers plenty ot tree ablution without pre
judices on behalf of water Icy cold plenty of
cheerful excrciso Hiort ol fatigue, plenty or
meat and bread, and wholesome pudding.
Those, indeed, are the things wanted by alt
children. Many a child pines i 1 health upon
a diet stinted with the best intentiojs. But
the truth is, that it is not possible to overfeed
a child with wholesome eatables. It can lx
stimulated 'to excess in the demolishing of
sickly dainties ; and, with a stomach once fair
ly depraved, may be made incompetent to say
when it has bad too little ortoomnch. But a
child fed only upon wholesome things knows
better than any mamma can tell when it wants
more ; it can eat a great deal ; has not only ta
maintain life, but to add height and breadth ta
stature. Fortify it, then, against variations of
climate, by meeting the demands of its body,
give it full animal vigor to resist unwholesome,
impressions. Especially let the good house-,
wife, who has a good family to feed, learn to
be utterly wreckless as to the extent of her
milk-score. Somebody has declared a pint of
milk to contain as much nourishment as half a
pound of meat. Be that as it may it is the
right food for little ones to thrive upon, and
may save much subsequent expenditure for
cod-liver qiL Dickcx's Household Word. ,
A Qcabbel Bkewi.va. A Washington cor
respondent ol the Baltimore jimerican, in s
recent letter says ttat there is an evident pur
pose in certain quarters to fasten a personal
qnarrel on Mr. Douglas, or to disgrace bim in
public estimation. - The recent cards of r.
Slide!!, and Mr. Jones, of Iowa, leave no
doubt upon this point, for they contain ex
pressions which no gentleman can everlook
or ignore without being compromised. Af
tho last session, both Mr. Slidell and Mr.
Toombs indulged in personal reflections to
wards bim in open Senate, the failure to no
tice which excited considerable comment in
political circles. The indignities now pub
lished, however, are of a character wliicti
must lead to a choise of very positive alter
natives. The quarrel is exclusively a Demo
cratic one, and therefore the parties to it
ought to be allowed to settle it in thttir own
famiiliar way, just as they have done tbe con
struction of tbe Cincinnati platform, squat
ter sovereignty, the Monroe doctrine, manU
test destiny, and other cardinal . party princi
ples. Gen. Cass has written a second letter to Mr.
A. Hart, of Philadelphia, in justification of
his refusal to interpose in behalf of tbe kid
napped Mortara child. He says : ;
If anv of the Powers of the Old World
should believe there "were wrongs to suffering;
humanity" in this country, the same princi
ple which would justify this Government in
acceding to your application would justify
them in a similar measure, should they deem
the circumstances of any case sufficiently grave
to call tor their interposition."
There it is. If any of the European gov
ernments should think that Slavery was a
wrong to suffering humanity" sufficient to
justify their interposition, our meddling in the
Mortara case would be a precedent for tbem.
We must not interfere with the wrongs which
they do, lest the one which ire do should bo
thrown into our teeth. The man was right
who said 'there is a nigger in every question
which may engage the attention of our gov
ernment." ' Mrs. Doi'glas ox the Late Cakvass. A
correspondent of the Vincennca Sun, speak
ing of the pleasant domestic qualities of Mrs.
Douglas, relates that at the Chicago celebra
tion, Mrs. Douglas was asked how she stood
the canvass. Very well," said she, bnt J
mnsi go aud get my husband some clothes
he has come out of the battle half naked. I
got him two dozen shirts last spring, and two
or three sets of studs he lost all his shirts
but two, and one that don't belong to hint
and all his stnds but four which belong to
four different sets, and besides he hasn't any
of the othcer clothes that he started ont with.
His old white bat, however, rode out tbe
storm, delapidatcd, but safe. .
Decimal Coinage. The decimal coinage is
strongly advocated in England. A recent leer
turer there quoted authority to show that flvo
hours ont ol every: 100 spent iu school by the
children of the upper class would be saved by
the adoption of a decimal system or arithme
tic, and fifteen hours out of every 100 by the
children of tbe -working classes. . The Cana
dians have already adopted the American sys
tem of computing money. All commercial
nations will sooner or later adopt It ' '
The Mount Vernon Association, composed
of ladies, has paid to Mr. John A. Washington
fifty-seven thousand dollars, tbo first install
ment on the Mount Vernon Farm.
It is a Chinese maxim that "for every man
who does not work, and every woman who is
idle, somebody must suffer cold or hunger."
All loafers please notice."
Mr. Walter Haywood, of Fttchbnrg, Mass-,
raised this season, on four and a half acres of"
ground, 40A bushels of corn, more than nine-
ty bushels to the acre.-' - ; ' ' ' ' ' . : '
Kossuth ha raoently tut ncd up S?otlaud t
oa a lecturing touc , "" -'?